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Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint & Lake Louise is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Penwood State Park near North Bloomfield, CT. The route passes Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint before reaching Lake Louise at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 668 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi272 – 627 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.88183, -72.76627
Nearest town North Bloomfield, CT

Directions

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Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint & Lake Louise

4.3 mi · ▲ 668 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 273–625 ft

Out & Back · Penwood State Park

Trailhead: 41.88183, -72.76627

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftPass Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint.
  7. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 1 miPass Lake Louise.
  10. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftReach Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  19. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  21. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

76% dirt6% grass2% paved16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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